NEW DELHI, July 20 -- The Delhi Police arrested a receiver and international supplier of stolen mobile phones and recovered 42 smartphones from his shop in Karol Bagh, an official said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Satender Pratap Singh alias Surjeet (47), a resident of Mahroli in Delhi, was allegedly preparing to ship the stolen devices to Nepal when he was apprehended, he said.

"With his arrest, four mobile theft cases were solved in the national capital, and investigations are ongoing to link more cases," the officer added.

According to the police, Surjeet was previously involved in at least 10 criminal cases, including mobile theft, house theft, snatching and robbery. He had also supplied over 300 to 400 stolen mobile phones t...